The Tambov basketball players held a weekend in Yaroslavl. And we went to the banks of the Volga our guys not to see a beautiful city, but to fight for the cup. 9-11

Basketball club Tambov the second at the tournament in Yaroslavl

The Tambov basketball players held a weekend in Yaroslavl. And we went to the banks of the Volga our guys not to see a beautiful city, but to fight for the cup. On September 9-11, our Tambov BC met with MBA (Moscow), Runa-Basket (Moscow) and the Yaroslavl Petrel, respectively. And these clubs fought for the Cup of Yaroslavl, which is held in the format of a friendly tournament, preceding the official start in the Super League – 2.

MBA (Moscow) – BC Tambov – 62:67 (12:10, 22:15, 11:22, 17:20)

MBA: Kuznetsov – 17 points + 7 rebounds;

Tambov: Gresev – 18 points + 6 rebounds.

The attack is the best player of the match – Nikita Gresev

In the first match of the Yaroslavl Cup, our basketball players met with Moscow MBA, which represents the Super League – 1 and was a guest at the tournament. The match began very hard. The teams scored few points in the first quarter (only 22 points for two). And the minimum lag at a price of two points did not particularly bother. Another thing is that by the first half of the match the advantage of MBA reached 7 points. A 10-minute break has been to our guys to the advantage. +11, it was with such a margin that ours won the third quarter, and in the end they brought the match to victory. So difficult, but so important. From the victory, the tournament began and Nikita Gresev looked good. Our powerful striker became the most effective player in the match, gaining 18 points and showing 100 percent performance: once abandoned from the middle distance, two of two of the arc, three of three penalties. In general, our guys flew ill with our guys. Only Maxim Kuznetsov once hit the 6-meter line. So such a productive game Greshev benefited the command result.

“Runa-Basket” (Moscow)-BC “Tambov”-65:69 (20:16, 17:21, 10:15, 18:17)

Rune: Kalachev, Metreveli – 11 points each;

Tambov: Kuznetsov – 13 points; Gresev-12 points + 9 rebounds + 1 block-shot.

The second match at the tournament and the second victory

The second match in the tournament Tambov residents were held with the Runa-Baskit team. Again an opponent from Moscow. And again, the wolves lost the first quarter. This time 4 points. The second status quo was restored and for a great break the teams went away with a draw. The third quarter again brought the Tambov victory. As the day a day earlier, the defense worked great (only 10 points of the opponent for a quarter) and as a result of +5 in front of a decisive 10-minute. Where could anything happen, but our guys survived. Victory and on the third, last game day, the chances of winning have BC Tambov and the Yaroslavl Petrel. It was these two clubs that won the first two matches and the last match of the circular tournament was, in fact, the final.

BC “Tambov” – “Petrel” (Yaroslavl) – 72:77 (19:23, 15:15, 16:17, 22:22)

Petrel: Ilmenkov, Pisarchuk, Yudov, Sukhinin – 14 points each;

Tambov: Mirzoants-15 points + 6 rebounds + 1 block-shot; Pershin – 15 points + 4 selection + 2 interceptions + 2 gears; Gresev – 9 points + 7 rebounds + 2 programs + 1 interception.

Head coach of BC Tambov – Alexander Mikhailov

Tambov and Yaroslavl won previous matches and in full -time dispute decided who would be better. Again on the Yaroslavl Parquet, by the way. Doesn't it remind you? Matches for 5-8 places last season took place in the same format as the Yaroslavl Cup and on the same site! The only difference is that this time the hosts of the tournament won. The first quarter began with the duty (for the preseason) loss. Again 4 points. The Tambov residents tried to catch up with the owners, but the Petrel wanted to delight their fans and again came off from the wolves. A little bit, but nevertheless, the Yaroslavls had the advantage in the “glasses” column. The second quarter ended in a draw, in the third, our guys lost only a point. And in the fourth, the game turned into a scales, where still the owners managed to win in the match. And with her and victory at the home tournament. Four Yaroslavl players raged. Ilmenkov, Pisarchuk, Yudov and Sukhinin scored 14 points each and 56 general centers. And our guys became the most effective. Mirzoants and Pershin scored 15 points, but, unfortunately, this turned out to be few to win. Yaroslavls christened this victory as revenge for the playoffs last season. Well, we don't mind. In a friendly tournament – for God's sake, and we will take our own in the championship!

Thus, the wards of Alexander Mikhailov took second place in the tournament. And according to the information of the official website of the Tambov BC, our guys will start training in normal mode tomorrow.